Reflexive Verbs Flashcards
Subject is doing something to or for herself. Acostarse - go to sleep Peinarse - to brush hair Banarse - to bath Vestirse- to get dressed Ducharse - to shower Levantarse - to get out of bed Afeitarse - to shave Maquillarse - to put on make up Ponerse - to put on Lavarse - to wash oneself (hands)
Ella quiere lavarse las manos.
She wants to wash her hands.
personal pronoun reflexive pronoun yo me tú te él, ella, usted se nosotros nos ellos, ellas, ustedes. Se
Where do reflexive pronouns go in a sentence?
Like other pronouns in Spanish, reflexive pronouns appear before a conjugated verb and agree with the subject:
pronombre personal pronombre reflexivo verbo traducción
yo me lavo I wash (myself)
tú te lavas you wash (yourself)
él, ella, usted se lava he, she, you wash(es) (him, her, yourself)
nosotros nos lavamos we wash (ourselves)
ellos, ellas, ustedes se lavan they, you wash (them, yourselves)
Compare the placement of the verb in these sentences:
Yo lavo la ropa.
I wash the clothes.
Yo me lavo las manos.
I wash my hands.
Reflexive verb goes before the conjugated verb
Before or After
Before: antes de + infinitive
Ana se lava las manos antes de comer.
Ana washes her hands before eating.
After: después de + infinitive
Yo me lavo los dientes después de comer.
I brush my teeth after eating.
Want to talk about doing something early on or late in the evening? Just use one of these words!
temprano = early
tarde = late
Ella se acuesta temprano todas las noches.
She goes to bed early every night.
Mi papá se levanta tarde los fines de semana.
My dad wakes up late on weekends.
Time Expressions
If you want to talk about what time of day you’re doing something, use these two common expressions:
At or in: por la + time of day Él se afeita por la mañana. He shaves in the morning. At or in: en la + time of day Ella se ducha en la noche. She takes a shower at night. Every: todos/todas + las/los + noun Yo me lavo el pelo todas las mañanas. I wash my hair every morning. Mauricio se afeita todos los días. Mauricio shaves every day.
Talking about your daily routine
Reflexive verbs are often used to describe one’s routine. So here are some useful time expressions to help you describe your daily habits:
Before: antes de + infinitive Ana se lava las manos antes de comer. Ana washes her hands before eating. After: después de + infinitive Yo me lavo los dientes después de comer. I brush my teeth after eating.
Want to talk about doing something early on or late in the evening? Just use one of these words!
temprano = early
tarde = late
Ella se acuesta temprano todas las noches.
She goes to bed early every night.
Mi papá se levanta tarde los fines de semana.
My dad wakes up late on weekends.
Useful time expressions
If you want to talk about what time of day you’re doing something, use these two common expressions:
At or in: por la + time of day
Él se afeita por la mañana.
He shaves in the morning.
At or in: en la + time of day
Ella se ducha en la noche.
She takes a shower at night.
Every: todos/todas + las/los + noun Yo me lavo el pelo todas las mañanas. I wash my hair every morning. Mauricio se afeita todos los días. Mauricio shaves every day.
These expressions can also be used in the plural:
por las mañanas
en las noches
However, todos/todas is always used in the plural and always agrees in gender with the noun.
acostarse - to go to sleep vestirse - to get dressed levantarse - to get up afeitarse - to shave ducharse - to shower maquillarse - to put on makeup ponerse - to put on, to wear bañarse - to bath peinarse - to brush hair lavarse - to wash oneself
Antes de
Despues de
Temprano
Tarde
Ella se acuesta temprano todas las noches.
She goes to bed early every night.
Mi papá se levanta tarde los fines de semana.
My dad wakes up late on weekends.
Hygiene Words
pasta de dientes - toothpaste maquillaje - make-up diente - tooth jabón - soap cepillo de dientes - toothbrush champú - shampoo desodorante crema máquina de afeitar - razor mano - hand
